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Re: Ryan Freel

Judging by the year I made the s/n, you can tell it was a good time to be one.

Judging by me writing in the past tense, you can tell I no longer am a Freel supporter.

Nobody should make the amount of mental errors he makes. There not even mental errors. Mental errors to me consist of walking to the dugout when there's only 2 outs, a balk, or walking to first with 3 balls.

Freel's mistakes are sheer stupidity. That border severly on the absurd. Put yourself in his mind all Farney jokes aside. He has to think about stealing the bag or getting picked off and then proceed to remember that the Reds are down a signficant number of runs, then STILL think the reward outweighs the risk.

I honestly think the guy has had one too many concussions and is off his proverbial rocker.

Re: Ryan Freel

Freel is an excellent BENCH player. He's simply not an everyday player. He's got good range in centerfield but his judgement is .... ummm.... let's just say it's "below average". I guess I'm in a generous mood. :O)

But Patterson is not the answer either.

It's time to give Jay a shot. If he K's a bunch, then he K's a bunch. If he's "destined" to be a corner OF'er, fine. But for now, the opening is in center. And regardless of how he's "projected" to be a corner outfielder, the simple fact is that he's been playing center for over 75&#37; of the time in Louisville. Same went for last year IIRC. You can project him anywhere you want, but he's been getting the majority of his playing time the past 2 years in Center....bring the kid UP already.

Re: Ryan Freel

The entire outfield needs to be completely replaced / rejuvanted / re-thought out by management.

You have a big lummox out in LF that can't field, can't hit for average, and so far isn't hitting many homers either, while striking out alot. Good job playing for a new contract Adam.........you suck. You have an over the hill defensive liability in RF who isn't hitting very well either. You have a couple of bozo's that either can't hit or can't think straight playing CF.

Re: Ryan Freel

Originally Posted by ChatterRed

The entire outfield needs to be completely replaced / rejuvanted / re-thought out by management.

You have a big lummox out in LF that can't field, can't hit for average, and so far isn't hitting many homers either, while striking out alot. Good job playing for a new contract Adam.........you suck. You have an over the hill defensive liability in RF who isn't hitting very well either. You have a couple of bozo's that either can't hit or can't think straight playing CF.

Re: Ryan Freel

What happened to Norris Hopper? Dusty Baker happened, which caused Corey Patterson to happen. That says it all. Norris went on the 15 day DL retroactive to April 19th due to elbow inflammation I believe. That means he was eligible to be reactivated about a week ago. Is he on any sort of rehab assignment? I have no idea.

Re: Ryan Freel

Originally Posted by Jack Burton

Excellent sarcasm.

I wasn't being sarcastic.

It was clear that Griffey got to the ball, but saw or heard Freel flying at him, so he held up. That was all on Freel. If he had played his position correctly, and been backing up Griffey, then Griffey easily would have caught it. Freel's spastic nature has caused many problems in the past and it definitely did this time.

Overaggressiveness is as bad as laziness, as it leads to just as many errors and missed plays. You want your fielders to be smart, not always as aggressive as possible. Freel trying to catch that ball that he had no chance of getting to is like a SS throwing to first when he has no shot of getting the runner. It can only lead to bad things. It all comes down to fundimentals. Fielders need to be smart, and Freel was not smart on that play.

That said, I can easily understand why everyone wants to blame Griffey, since he has shown that he is unable to get to any ball not hit right at him. He really has a problem with balls hit in front of him. It's killing the team. 9 times out of 10, it's his fault, but this was that 10th time.

Re: Ryan Freel

I agree with most that freel's over agressiveness cause jr. to pull up for the ball. JR.'s lost so much range though that any normal right fielder would have caught that ball no problem. Freel not only makes me nervous in the outfield but im sure he makes his fellow outfielders nervous as well.

Re: Ryan Freel

Originally Posted by texasdave

What happened to Norris Hopper? Dusty Baker happened, which caused Corey Patterson to happen. That says it all. Norris went on the 15 day DL retroactive to April 19th due to elbow inflammation I believe. That means he was eligible to be reactivated about a week ago. Is he on any sort of rehab assignment? I have no idea.

Yes, Norris is injured. He's hitting and running and stuff, but he hasn't even begun throwing yet. It's gonna be a while before he gets back.

Despite how much many here loathe Dusty Baker, I'm still fairly certain that he's NOT responsible for Norris' injury. *rolls eyes*

Re: Ryan Freel

I did not see it today but it sounds like a continuation of the circus act Freel put on last week in Atlanta, sliding AFTER making a catch when there was no need to, leaping for a ball that is already hitting his glove, being struck on the arm/ shoulder by a ball that he was diving for when apparently he did not need to dive, and of course the obligatory foul up on the base paths.

I don't see how it can be a question of JayBruce being any worse. I think it is more a question of how being thrown into the fire when he might not quite be ready could negatively impact his long term development and career ceiling which management sees as one of the linchpins in the future of the organization.

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